Saturday, 23 April 2022

Government employees joyous as salaries to be paid Before Eid

Eid-ul-Fitr
Government has taken the decision to pay the salaries of public sector employees before Eid-ul-Fitr. The authorities have issued the notification for disbursement of salaries.

As per the notification, the salaries of public sector employees will be paid before Eid holidays.

The decision was taken for the employees to enjoy Eid Festivities.



source https://www.suchtv.pk/pakistan/general/item/112765-government-employees-joyous-as-salaries-to-be-paid-before-eid.html

Friday, 22 April 2022

Twitter bans ads that defy climate change science

Twitter
Twitter on Friday banned ads that deny the reality of climate change. Twitter’s announcement on Earth Day came as it tries to fend off an unwanted takeover bid by billionaire Elon Musk, who has said he thinks people should be able to say pretty much whatever they want on the platform.

"Misleading advertisements on Twitter that contradict the scientific consensus on climate change are prohibited, in line with our inappropriate content policy," Twitter global sustainability manager Casey Junod said in a blog post.

Read more: Twitter adopts ‘poison pill’ to fight takeover by Musk

"We believe that climate denialism shouldn’t be monetized on Twitter, and that misrepresentative ads shouldn’t detract from important conversations about the climate crisis."

Twitter last year introduced a Topic feature to help users find conversations about climate change, and rolled out hubs of "credible, authoritative" information on an array of high-profile topics including the science backing climate change.

"We recognize that misleading information about climate change can undermine efforts to protect the planet," Junod said.

"Now more than ever, meaningful climate action, from all of us, is critical."

As tempting as access to Musk’s wealth may be, Twitter is not eager to be ruled by a billionaire known for shooting from the hip with little regard for the consequences.

The global one-to-many messaging platform is moving to prevent Musk from getting his hands on all of Twitter’s outstanding shares, signaling that worries about where he would lead the company outweigh the proffered payoff.

Earlier this month Musk, the world’s richest person and a controversial and frequent user of Twitter himself, made an unsolicited bid of $43 billion for the social media network, citing better freedom of speech as a motivation.

Musk advocates a hands-off approach to policing content, a thorny matter particularly in high-profile cases such as that of former US president Donald Trump, who was banned after the assault on the Capitol by his supporters as they sought to overturn the US election result last year.

But the polarizing Tesla CEO’s campaign has also sparked concern among technology and free-speech experts who point to Musk’s unpredictable statements and history of bullying critics, which contradict his stated aims.

Twitter’s board opted to employ a "poison pill" defense, under which any acquisition of over 15 percent of the firm’s stock without its OK would trigger a plan to flood the market with shares and thus make a buyout much harder.



source https://www.suchtv.pk/technology/item/112764-twitter-bans-ads-that-defy-climate-change-science.html

Gold prices decline Rs 800 per tola

Gold Price in Pakistan
The price of 10 gram 24 karat gold decreased by Rs686 to Rs113,769 from Rs114,455 while that of 10 gram 22 karat also went down to Rs104,288 from Rs104,917 reported.

The price of per tola and ten gram silver remained constant at Rs1520 and Rs1303.15 respectively.

Read more: Rupee continues slide, reaches Rs187 against dollar in interbank

The price of gold in international market decreased by $9 and was traded at US$1945 against its sale at US$1954, the association reported.



source https://www.suchtv.pk/business/item/112763-gold-prices-decline-rs-800-per-tola.html

Russia vows to win 'full control' of east, south Ukraine

Russia Ukraine Conflict
Russia said Friday it would fight to take control over all east and south of Ukraine but Kyiv pledged to save the country, as the UN documented dozens of civilians killed in one town.

Ukraine s government, emboldened by an influx of Western weaponry, said its beleaguered forces were still holding out inside a sprawling steelworks in the razed port city of Mariupol.

Read more: Russia claims Mariupol 'liberated,' US rushes new aid for Ukraine

The Kremlin has claimed the "liberation" of Mariupol, which is pivotal to its war plans nearly two months after President Vladimir Putin ordered the shock invasion of Russia s Western-leaning neighbour.

"Since the start of the second phase of the special operation... one of the tasks of the Russian army is to establish full control over the Donbas and southern Ukraine," Major General Rustam Minnekaev said.

"This will provide a land corridor to Crimea," he added, referring to the peninsula Russia annexed from Ukraine in 2014.

Minnekaev s comments were the clearest articulation yet of Russia s goals in the invasion s "second phase", which was forced on the Kremlin after Ukraine s Western-backed resistance around the capital Kyiv.

"This only confirms what I have already said multiple times: Russia s invasion of Ukraine was intended only as a beginning," Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said in his regular evening address.

"We will defend ourselves as long as possible... but all the nations who, like us, believe in the victory of life over death must fight with us."



source https://www.suchtv.pk/world/item/112762-russia-vows-to-win-full-control-of-east-south-ukraine.html

New Pakistan government willing to curb fuel subsidies

Federal Minister
Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Miftah Ismail on on Friday agreed with IMF recommendations to reduce fuel subsidies.

Pakistan s new finance minister on Friday agreed with IMF recommendations to reduce fuel subsidies, pledging to pursue structural reforms to boost a crisis-wracked economy.

Read more: Elections will be held after govt completes its tenure: Marriyum Aurangzeb

The International Monetary Fund in 2019 approved a $6 billion loan over three years for Pakistan but disbursement has been slowed down by concerns on the pace of reforms.

Finance Minister Miftah Ismail, who took office this month after a previous government lost a no-confidence vote, said he had "good discussions" with the IMF on a visit during the Washington-based lender s annual spring meetings.

"They ve talked about removing the subsidy on fuel. I agree with them," Ismail, himself a former International Monetary Fund economist, said at the Atlantic Council.

"We can t afford to do the subsidies that we re doing. So we re going to have to curtail this," he said.

He said that former prime minister Imran Khan set a "trap" for his successors through heavy subsidies on fuel.

Ismail, however, said that some targeted subsidies should remain for Pakistan s poorest amid sky-high global prices.

Pakistan s new Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has vowed to jumpstart a moribund economy, certain to be a major issue in elections due by late next year.

Pakistan has repeatedly sought international support and suffers from a chronically weak tax base.

Ismail said that Pakistan, the world s fifth most populous nation, needed to move to a new economic model by removing obstacles and promoting exports to the world.



source https://www.suchtv.pk/pakistan/general/item/112761-new-pakistan-government-willing-to-curb-fuel-subsidies.html

State Department: Strong, prosperous Pakistan critical to US interests

US Government
The United States government on Friday said that a strong, prosperous, and democratic Pakistan is critical to US interests.

Responding to queries about the current political situation in the Pakistan, the State Department Principal Deputy Spokesperson Jalina Porter said that we have continued to say all along that there is absolutely no truth to those rumors that US was involved in any conspiracy for regime change in Pakistan.

Read more: Govt decides to remove thousands of names from ECL: Rana Sanaullah

She underscore that the United States values its longstanding cooperation with Pakistan and has always viewed a strong, prosperous, and democratic Pakistan as critical to US interests.



source https://www.suchtv.pk/pakistan/general/item/112760-state-department-strong-prosperous-pakistan-critical-to-us-interests.html

PM to lay foundation stone of Khuzdar-Kuchlak Road,

shahbaz sharif
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif will reach Quetta on a day-long visit to Balochistan today (Saturday). Federal Minister of Communications Asad Mahmood will accompany the Prime minister on the visit.

According to sources, Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif would lay the foundation stone of Khuzdar-Kuchlak Road. Federal Minister for Communications Maulana Asad Mahmood will give a briefing to the Prime Minister.

Read more: In NSC meeting, security agencies reiterate 'no foreign conspiracy' against PTI govt

Balochistan Chief Minister Mir Abdul Qaddos Bizenjo will brief the Prime Minister on various issues of Balochistan.



source https://www.suchtv.pk/pakistan/general/item/112759-pm-to-lay-foundation-stone-of-khuzdar-kuchlak-road.html

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